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Ozma posted:And, in my opinion, if you just have room and time it's not a big leap from making a pillow to a quilt if you're up for it. You may be more interested in sewing clothes, but quilting is handy. Just putting together a simple patchwork or square quilt is pretty easy, in my opinion. It helps teach you to be very exact with cutting and with sewing, which is something I still kind of struggle with. I don't like to be really careful about seam allowances but quilting forces you to do that if you want even a simple design to stay lined up. I've really been wanting to start quilting lately. How long would you think it would take a beginner to make a smallish quilt (just large enough to cover me, I suppose)? I'm terrible about just eyeballing things, so I think it might help me to actually measure things and be careful about seam allowances. Pretty sure I could at least piece it together myself. Luckily my mom used to quilt many years ago and volunteered to help with it once I've got it pieced together. I just need some sort of push to get started on this thing. Hmm...maybe an inspirational trip to the fabric store is in order...
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guaranteed posted:You can buy fabric already cut to 5" squares (search for charm packs) or in rolls of 2 1/2" strips (search for jelly rolls), and patterns to go with them. The fabric is usually a bit more expensive than Joann's would have, but it's really nice to work with. fatquartershop.com is good, and so is abbimays.com, and connectingthreads.com has a more limited but cheaper line. You are my hero now! This sounds like it will make my first quilt a lot easier. Already cut AND color coordinated.
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Jan 27, 2008 14:02
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Nystral posted:I need help. Craftster.org has a whole lot of cool bag tutorials. I've been making tote bags like crazy and they helped get me started. Once you learn the basic principal it can easily be adapted.
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I'm most definitely a novice, but I do know how to use my sewing machine. Here are a few projects I've worked on this week. Tote bag for a friend's birthday. She made me a cute felted pillow that looks like my parrot for my birthday, so I felt her gift should also be handmade.  I used heavier fabric to make for a sturdier bag. The inside and front pocket are fully lined. Ever since I learned how to make lined tote bags through a few online tutorials I've been obsessed. I got the most help from Sew, Mama, Sew.  Apartment Therapy had a little blurb on making covers for couch pillows. It seemed like a cheap way to make the pillows my couch came with a little brighter.  It's just an envelope style, so I can easily change it out. I'm thinking of doing different colors for different seasons.
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